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Volume 17, No.1 - 2007	Download PDF	View Online
Preanalytical Errors in the Emergency Department plus more...
Volume 16, No.3 - 2006	Download PDF	View Online
Preanalytical Variables in Urine Testing plus more...
Volume 16, No.2 - 2006	Download PDF	View Online
Troubleshooting Hemolysis Issues in the Clinical Laboratory plus more...
Volume 16, No.1 - 2006	Download PDF	View Online
BD.id™ System Fact Sheet plus more...
Volume 15, No.1 - 2005	Download PDF	View Online
Preanalytical Variables in the Chemistry Laboratory plus more...
Volume 14, No.2 - 2004	Download PDF	View Online
The Basics of Specimen Collection and Handling of Urine Testing plus more...
Volume 14, No.1 - Winter/Spring 2004	Download PDF	View Online
Managing Preanalytical Variability in Hematology plus more...
Volume 13, No.3 - Summer 2003	Download PDF	View Online
Troubleshooting Erroneous Potassiums in a Clinical Laboratory Setting plus more...
Volume 13, No.2 - Spring 2003	Download PDF	View Online
Plastic Collection Tubes Decrease Risk of Employee Injury plus more...
Volume 13, No.1 - Winter 2003	Download PDF
The Hemolyzed Specimen: Causes, Effects, and Reduction plus more...
Volume 11, No.1 - Summer 2002	Download PDF
Blood Testing: Choosing the Right Specimen plus more...
Volume 10, No.1 - Fall 2001	Download PDF
The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: What Does It Require? plus more...
Volume 8, No.3 - Fall/Winter 1998	Download PDF
Phlebotomists at Risk plus more...
Volume 8, No.2 - Winter 1998	Download PDF
A Matrix Model For Phlebotomy Quality Assurance plus more...
Volume 8, No.1 - Summer 1998	Download PDF
Point-of-care Testing: A Step to the Future plus more...
Volume 7, No.2 - Winter/Spring 1997	Download PDF
The Risks Associated with Phlebotomy Decentralization plus more...
Volume 7, No.1 - Summer/Fall 1996	Download PDF
Rethinking Phlebotomy plus more...
Volume 6, No.2 - Winter 1995/1996	Download PDF
The Importance of Urinalysis plus more...
Volume 6, No.1 - Summer 1995	Download PDF
Indirect Costs of Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures plus more...

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